British sprinter on his training nearly being derailed by food, cake and Call of Duty, training in the US and Team GB’s 100m chances
With an honesty every bit as breathtaking as his blistering speed, the most talented male sprinter in Britain is explaining how fast food, cake, and epic Call of Duty sessions nearly derailed his Olympic dream. “Deliveroo is the problem,” admits Reece Prescod and then, suddenly, it all starts to tumble out: how he turned up a stone overweight at the British trials three weeks ago, how it became an epiphany, and why he believes redemption in the form of a shock 100m medal in Tokyo is not out of reach.
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Written by Sean Ingle in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/20/cake-and-call-of-duty-reece-prescod-on-the-challenges-of-lockdown under the title “Cake and Call of Duty: Reece Prescod on the challenges of lockdown | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
